#b8a5b2

Color #b8a5b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a5b2

RGB

rgb(184, 165, 178)

HSL

hsl(318.9, 11.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.9, 10.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 3.3%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.69, 9.21, -4.17)

LCH

lch(69.69, 10.11, 335.64)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0284, 337.23)

HWB

hwb(318.9, 64.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b8ab

Analogous

#b4a5b8

#b8a5b2

#b8a5a8

Triadic

#b8a5b2

#b2b8a5

#a5b2b8

Split-complementary

#b8a5b2

#a8b8a5

#a5b8b4

Tetradic

#b8a5b2

#b8aba5

#a5b8ab

#a5b2b8

Square

#b8a5b2

#b8b4a5

#a5b8ab

#a5a8b8

Shades

Color #b8a5b2 mixed toward black.

#9e8496

#826779

#624d5b

#41333d

#211a1e

Tints

Color #b8a5b2 mixed toward white.

#c4b4bf

#d0c3cc

#dbd2d8

#e7e1e5

#f3f0f2

Tones

Color #b8a5b2 mixed toward gray.

#b6a6b1

#b5a8b1

#b3aab0

#b2abb0

#b0adaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0af · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b3ae · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#b7adac · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 10.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a5b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a5b2]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8a5b2 (#b8a5b2) is rgb(184, 165, 178) in RGB.

No, #b8a5b2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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